1825 My New Daming

Chapter 250 Our Black Zhongxian! (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)

The phone call between the Duke of Wellington and Zhuge Weijiu has a way. This phone call is equivalent to the hotline of the leaders of Great Britain and Ming Dynasty.

Although Zhuge Weijiu is no longer the right prime minister of the Ming Empire, he is still the leader of the Zhuge family, and the Zhuge family is still a super family that can control the wind and rain in the political arena of the Ming Dynasty. It is the "deep government" that can truly determine the national policies of the Ming Dynasty.

Through this hotline call, both parties have already figured out the bottom line of the other side.

The bottom line of Great Britain is that Ming cannot attack the Malay Peninsula, and the Strait of Malacca must be under the joint control of Great Britain and Ming.If Ming dared to attack the Malay Peninsula and move the Temasek Fortress, then the British Empire would fight an all-out war with Ming.

The bottom line for Ming is that Great Britain cannot block the Strait of Malacca. If Great Britain dares to block it, Ming will launch an attack on the Malay Peninsula!In fact, this was the consistent bottom line after Ming and Great Britain signed the "Treaty of Joint Development of Malacca"—the reason why Ming did not regain Malacca was that, first, Ming was inferior to Great Britain in terms of sailing ship technology; second, Great Britain fully guaranteed that the Ming Empire could Gain benefits through trade with Europe, India, and Central Asia.

Of course, Great Britain was also a beneficiary of trade activities between Daming and the West at that time and for many years after that, and they made a lot of money - they not only acted as second-hand dealers, but also obtained a lot of advanced technology from Daming.

The industry of the British Empire can lead Europe. Part of the reason is that European capital and talents continue to flow into England due to the turbulent situation on the European continent; another part of the reason is the second-hand technology passed down from the Ming Dynasty.Without the influx of Ming's technology, they would not have been able to play with advanced equipment such as "dreadnought ships" (hero ships) in the late 19s. From this perspective, Britain was actually a beneficiary of the rise of Ming.

And there are many other countries that have also benefited from the rise of Ming Dynasty. For example, Maozi who is currently squatting on the battlefield of Adrianople and enjoying the treatment of trench warfare in World War I 90 years in advance. Can’t you thank Ming Dynasty?
The United States, which may never see the west coast of the United States, has been a beneficiary of the rise of the Ming Dynasty until now, because the current big ships are fast and stable, and the fares are cheap. It is much easier to travel to the United States from Europe than before, so the United States The population is growing rapidly, and hundreds of thousands of Europeans become Americans every year.

In addition, the black uncles and aunts in black Africa also benefited from the rise of Ming Dynasty!And their benefits are reflected in two aspects. One is in West Africa—it used to take a sailboat from West Africa to the United States, which was inefficient and dangerous.Now take a steamship, and you can load a lot in one boat!It's fast and safe, and it's already a bit expensive.

And the second place that can show that the black uncles benefited from the rise of Ming Dynasty is Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman!

The black M here is really expensive!
In the ninth year of Taiping, on October [-]th, when the Persian Gulf Fleet of the Ming Dynasty sailed into the Gulf of Oman and appeared outside the "Eunuch Wharf" in Muscat, among the dignitaries who greeted the Chinese fleet on the pier, The most dignified person was not Sultan Sultan of the Sultanate of Oman, but an elderly black man whose hair had completely turned white.

Although the old black man was getting old, he was in good spirits, and his eyes were sparkling as he watched the Ming Fleet on the sea.He was wearing a flying fish suit with a red background, and he was sitting on a huanghuali armchair, holding a whisk in his hand.

Behind him was a young black man wearing a Ming eunuch's uniform holding a red umbrella for him, shielding him from the scorching sun of Muscat.

Around the old black man stood ten or twenty other elderly black men who were also wearing flying fish suits and also holding whisks, all smiling and looking at the Ming Fleet at sea.

A little farther away, there is a group of white-skinned "Ming Dynasty warriors" - at first glance they look a bit like Jin Yiwei, but they are a bit different when you look closely.Everyone was wearing Ming Dynasty-style warrior robes, hats on their heads, imitation embroidered spring knives and pistols in their waists, and stood there with their chests and bellies raised.

Just looking at the scene, you can see how expensive the lives of this group of old black people are!
And outside the circle and a half surrounded by these "Ming Dynasty warriors" who protected the old blacks, were the Omani nobles in Arab robes and a piece of cloth on their heads, and the current Omani Sultan Sultan was among them.He is a middle-aged Arab in his 40s, tall and thin, with dark skin, a very neatly trimmed beard, a hooked nose, sunken eye sockets, and a somewhat fierce gaze.There was also a chair behind him, but instead of sitting on it, he stood up and looked worriedly at the huge fleet of dozens of large and small warships and transport ships on the sea.

After watching for a while, he finally lost his composure and walked quickly towards the old black man who was sitting firmly.The guards guarding the old black people all knew Sudan, so they didn't stop him and let him walk to the sitting "Master Black".

The "Master Hei" didn't stand up to greet him, but just glanced at Sultan, and said in authentic Beijing dialect: "Sudan, don't worry. The fleet of the Great Ming Dynasty stationed in the Persian Gulf will only benefit your family. There's no harm in that."

"Grandpa," Sultan said in Chinese, "it's not that I'm worried about the Chinese Empire, but I'm worried about the British Empire. After all, the Indian Ocean is the British Empire's sphere of influence. The Chinese fleet is here, and we in Oman are certainly not afraid, but the Chinese fleet is impossible. Always there."

"Hehe," the "Master Black" laughed, "The Empress Dowager has already sent a telegram to our family. She told our family that the Chinese fleet will not leave after it arrives, and will build a military base in the Persian Gulf in the future!"

"Not leaving? Military base?"

Sultan Sultan was even more worried now.Of course he wasn't worried that Da Ming would come to Oman to colonize tomorrow. Da Ming would not do this!Moreover, his family wanted to be a vassal of Ming Dynasty since 80 years ago, and they paid tribute to black eunuchs to Daming every year, and the rewards were soft, and there are many old black eunuchs who will bring their savings to Muscat for retirement. Bringing prosperity and prosperity to Muscat.But there is no such thing as being a feudal kingdom of the Ming Dynasty!
What Sudan is really worried about is that his country will become a battleground between Great Britain and Ming!

"Master Hei" glanced at Sudan out of the corner of his eye, and said with a smile: "Sudan, don't be afraid, because it's useless to be afraid. You have to stand in line! If you stand in the right line, you have everything! If you stand in the wrong line, hehehe "

Hearing the old eunuch's creepy laughter, Sultan Sultan trembled.

"Is that Muscat?"

On the bridge of the Tangwang battleship, Zhuge Weidao was looking at the distant ports and cities and asking questions to himself.

The reason why he asked this question was because the city in front of him had too many Chinese-style mansions with white walls and black tiles, and he could also see Taoist temples, temples and other buildings standing together with the Tianfang Temple of Tianfang Sect.

"That's right, that's Muscat, the capital of Oman. It looks a bit like our Ming city, right? It's a bit antique." Li Chenghui, deputy admiral of the fleet, answered him, "By the way, the current Chief of Rites, Bing Hei Xuanfeng's adoptive father to the pen eunuch Hei Xuanfeng, the former eunuch Hei Zhongxian and the eunuch Hei Zhongxian live in seclusion here now! Hei Eunuch is the Queen Mother's confidant, and Dao Ziyi seems to know him quite well."

Zhuge Weidao nodded: "Yes, the queen mother who is very familiar also rewarded Eunuch Hei with some good things, and Hei Xuanfeng also has something to honor his adoptive father, so let me stop by."

Li Chenghui smiled and said: "This is easy to handle. I heard that this black Zhongxian is quite powerful in Oman. Even the Sultan dare not offend him. With his help, we will open the guarding of the Yamen in the Persian Gulf." It shouldn't be too difficult."

Power in Oman?Zhuge Weidao looked at the cityscape of Muscat again and nodded, as if he understood something.

(End of this chapter)